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Von Polenz Cuirassiers, ca. 1733: Yellow Lace Experiment

Applying brown highlights to the carbine and pistol stocks where visible this (Saturday) afternoon, and thought I'd continue by tackling the yellow lace on one of the troopers.  You know.  Just to see what that might look like.  

As I have tended to do in the recent past, I used Army Painter 'Basilisk Brown'  to avoid anything more garish and glaring.  Must admit I kind of like the results.  Much more businesslike than, say, a bright yellow that might have been more at home on the sets of The Bugaloos, H.R. Puffenstuff, or Sigmund and the Seamonsters.  Showing my age there you understand!

But I'm getting ahead of myself a bit.  Or perhaps behind?  Still quite a few bits of brown and brown highlights to attend to first.  Back to the salt mines as my grandfather used to joke once the (reheated) coffee break concludes.

-- Stokes

Comments

Matt said…
Looking good!
5:23 PM
Duke of Baylen said…
It looks a good choice - far better than some of the neon yellows you see. Enjoy the salt mines.
Stephen
2:09 AM
Donnie McGibbon said…
Taking shape very nicely, great work on them. Nice to see the reference to H.R. Puffenstuff, a real blast from the past, and you have to wonder what they were on back in the day!
5:48 AM
Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com said…
So far, so good!
6:14 AM
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